Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period

The Literature of the Period
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The Literature of the Period

Excerpted from Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition- A History of Second Temple & Rabbinic Judaism, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991. The literature of the Persian period is primarily a continuation of the genres and traditions of First Temple times. Chronicles continues the historiographical method established in the books of the Former Prophets, and adapts […]

Midrash and the Foundations of Jewish Law
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Midrash and the Foundations of Jewish Law

Excerpted from Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition – A History of Second Temple & Rabbinic Judaism, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991. During the exile, a feeling of patriotism and the desire to preserve the Israelite literary heritage in the wake of the destruction of the ancestral homeland were probably responsible for a new emphasis […]

Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period (520-332 BCE)
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Jewish Literature and Culture in the Persian Period (520-332 BCE)

From Text to Tradition Midrash and the Foundations of Jewish Law The Literature of the Period The Canonization of the Hebrew Scriptures Historical Surveys James D. Purvis, and Eric Meyers. “Exile and Return- From the Babylonian Destruction to the Reconstruction of the Jewish State.” Part II Primary Sources Nehemiah 8 – The Building of Booths […]